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Mondays in the Creation Station
Most workshops are now FULL.
Click HERE
or call 703.471.9242 to get on the waiting list.
GRACE welcomes children in grades K-6 to enroll in our Monday afternoon hands-on art workshops. Art teacher and storyteller JJ Blum leads each lesson from 3:30-5:00 pm and focuses on a different form of art making and developing creativity through self-expression. Reservations are required.
October 20, Monday 3:30-5:00pm
(SOLD OUT)
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Forest of Stories
$15 members; $20 non-members
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October 27, Monday 3:30-5:00pm
(SOLD OUT)
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Forest of Stories
(K-6th grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members
In the current exhibition, Sleeping Tree, artist Shinji
Turner-Yamamoto explores the relationship between a dead tree
and the birth of new seedlings.
This theme of regeneration is critical to the life of a forest and is woven
throughout world literature. In this program led by art educator JJ Blum,
children will hear stories from different cultures that have trees and nature
as the main characters. They will create their own watercolor resist forests
and footprint flowers while discussing the importance of caring for
the earth.
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November 3, Monday 3:30-5:00pm
(SOLD OUT)
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Art in the Shade of the Sleeping Tree
(K-6th grades)
$15 members; $20 non-members
In the current exhibition, Sleeping Tree, artist Shinji
Turner-Yamamoto explores the life cycle of a tree. The tree lived,
contributing to the beauty and health of the world, and in death
gives birth to new life. This theme is found throughout children's
literature as well. In this session led by art educator JJ Blum,
children will find inspiration in stories and art and then
create plantable recycled paper and paper flowers using tracings of
their hands as petals.
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November 10, Monday 3:30-5:00pm
(SOLD OUT)
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Art in the Shade of the Sleeping Tree
$15 members; $20 non-members
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Jennifer (JJ) Blum has been a storyteller and art educator for 17 years.
JJ has taught and developed art curriculum for museums, public and private
schools, and national art program, Abrakadoodle. She makes her home in
Reston, VA with her husband and 2 young children. JJ works with a unique,
gentle and multicultural stories and developmentally focused art lessons.
Through her pairing of Art and Story she introduces children to cultures
and traditions from all over the world, encouraging them to see life from
different perspectives.
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All workshops will be held from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at the GRACE gallery
in Reston Town Center.
Students will be registered on a first come, first served basis.
Fees per workshop:
- $15.00 for GRACE members
- $20.00 for non-members
**** WINTER WEATHER POLICY ****
GRACE follows the Fairfax County Public School schedule. If schools are
closed, open late, or close early on a Creation Station day, the
workshop will be rescheduled.
Please register for only one workshop per month. Please call 703.471.9242
to register, or click to get the form.
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